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Biology

Status: Widespread, though not in Scotland.Habitat: VariousHost plant: Various thistles - Cirsium, Carduum and Silybum.Overwintering: Adults can be found throughout the year.Food: Leaves of host plants; larvae usually remove only the upper epidermis.Other notes: Superficially similar to several Oulema species, but the pronotum is constricted at the mid-point.